Steve Blank

APRIL 5, 2017

She was an academic on leave from Stanford now selling SAAS software to large companies, but was being inundated with marketing communications advice. “My For example, our goal could be: Create demand for our products and drive it into our sales channel. Who’s the user of product? How do I sort out what to do?”. The recommender?

Marketing 318

Marketing Audience Technical Review PR 318

View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

You are a “digital native” with a strong interest in new technology and have hands-on proficiency with many online tools for managing social media interactions, event production, and project management. Supporting other external PR and media relations for the firm. All applications will be reviewed confidentially. How To Apply

Operations 227

Operations Hiring Seed Stage Software Review 227

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. and (2) their leadership position in multi-billion dollar markets will likely make them dominant players in the software landscape, even though they are still small today (SuccessFactors $2.5B

Software Review 101

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe 101

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The classic lifespan of successful products is a story in four parts: Introduction Growth Maturity Decline. How this story plays out has a lot to do with the type of product and how it’s improved over time, if at all. In this article, we’ll look at the different stages of the product lifecycle through the lens of marketing.

Product 142

Product Marketing Software Review Social Media 142

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 16, 2012

Where better to learn about the latest in business than from the Harvard Business Review ? This chat touches on a wide range of topics, including social media, marketing, advertising, technology, and PR. QR codes have been all over the place lately, especially in marketing campaigns. Marketing and PR. usguyschat.

Social Media 228

Social Media PR Media Hosting 228

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. software. (10). "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product D.

Software Review 95

Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2020

In addition, not everyone has the privilege of having a real personal assistant due to high costs. Due to advancements in technology, assistants are now becoming a common good — even for businesses — and are no longer limited to the high-earners. This is something that we will probably not see within the next 15 years.

Artificial Inteligence 214

Artificial Inteligence Mali Management Technical Review 214

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2016

It is a truism that with more capital you will hire people more quickly and spend more liberally whether it’s on external contractors, PR firms, attending events, doing legal work (trademarks, patents) or whatever. You will spend what you raise in the same timeframes whether you raise $1.5 million or $4 million.

Pre-Money Valuation 292

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Early Stage Startup 292

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Secondly, Google has some really outstanding products that are attached to its search engine. Beyond Google’s indexing you according to how much you’re using its proprietary software and platforms, you can help your page rank organically through your Google+ account. Small Business, and PR Daily. Google+ can help your page rank.

Entrepreneur 276

Entrepreneur Social Media HTML Engineer 276

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 25, 2011

Even launching new product seemed like a waste of time because no one was paying attention anyway. Unplugging to think strategically about product direction, new ideas, or just overall team building can leave you inspired, refreshed, and get you moving in exicting new directions. Get your PR pitches out. Record some video.

Technical Review 121

Technical Review Software Review PR Cofounder 121

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 6, 2020

How to Improve Your PR Content Online written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Farzad Rashidi Co-founder of Respona, the all-in-one digital PR and link building software that combines personalization with productivity. More about Respona .

PR 100

PR Software Review Cofounder Software 100

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 3, 2020

According to the US job report from the labor department, US employers have given off nearly 30 million positions from payrolls due to the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdown. by Bhupendra Choudhary, Business Head of FieldCircle. Similar reports came from India as well. How do business leaders can show empathy? Wrapping Up.

Leadership 189

Leadership Technical Review Java Software Review 189

SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 You would have met many smart people who live a mediocre life. Death By Competitive Analysis - Steve Blank , March 1, 2010 Trading emails with a startup CEO building an iPhone app, I asked him why potential customers would buy his product. What’s the vision?

Software Review 150

Software Review Startup PR Exit Strategy 150

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. When the product is early and still pivoting, these are kind of the same thing. Ready to start simplifying?

PR 160

PR Technical Review Seed Stage Design 160

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

In product business it is often measured over multiple purchases and assumptions are made about the repeat rates and in the enterprise or services world LTV can be based on churn rates, which are notoriously hard to predict in an early-stage business. If you can’t raise — you’re dead. End of story. LTV is imprecise. That bit is easy.

Metrics 150

Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Give away your product or promotional item on Twitter. Ask a question about a product on your website or blog. While it’s important to keep up traditional communication and PR, business owners should also be extending their relationships through online forums – website, blogs, and social networks. Twitter Giveaways.

Small Business 167

Small Business Marketing PR Social Media 167

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2013

Martin – Harvard Business Review – [link]. “As a founder, your job isn’t to make a great product. It’s to build a great team that makes great products.” Good reminder from Fred Wilson that your instincts should sometimes guide you when due diligence does not – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 21, 2010

Industrial Design: 50+ Wicked Product Designs | designrfix.com – [link]. Breaking Down And Reviewing Important Blog Design Elements – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. What Makes A Great Product Leader? – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 9, 2010

Book Review: Delivering Happiness by @Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh – [link]. Book Review: Delivering Happiness by @Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh – [link]. Book Review: Delivering Happiness by @Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh – [link]. 30 Product Package Designs Showcasing Amazing High Quality Package Graphics – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Software Review 93

ConversionXL

JANUARY 21, 2019

You spot a negative review on your Facebook page. Product failure : Most products have errors. Anything from automatic membership renewals to import fees for overseas customers could inspire a negative review tied to your brand—like this dissatisfied Kylie Cosmetics customer : 5. Do you: Ignore it and hope nobody sees it?

Software Review 125

Software Review Social Media Demand Advertising 125

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. Noah has been a key figure in the making of LivePlan, our own SaaS product. I started UpKeep after seeing and using traditional enterprise software.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

Metrics – Mine is Bigger Than Yours The first thing SuperMac needed to do was to change how our potential color desktop publishing customers viewed our products versus our competitors’ products. Over the years marketers have found that using numbers to compare yourself to other products works well.

Silicon Valley 128

Silicon Valley Technical Review RSS Software Review 128

The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

Amazed at all the beautifully designed products that came out of only 76 hours. I couldn’t write a single line of code, and I didn’t have any clue how to start a business. People told me it was impossible to have our product launch featured on one of the top tech blogs without spending $3,000 on some fancy PR agency.

Netherlands 159

Netherlands Technical Review Software Review Cofounder 159

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

The two ways to build a product, according to Bezos – [link]. Sage advice for startups on picking a PR representative – [link]. Sage advice for startups on picking a PR representative – [link]. Should you launch (your company or new product/service) at a conference? – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Software Review 92

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

How can you price your products & services to demonstrate value? Book Review: Remote by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson – crowdspring.co/1gYIIgT. Book Review: Remote by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson – crowdspring.co/1gYIIgT. How can you price your products & services to demonstrate value?

Social Media 96

Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

The Next Web

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Nik Fletcher is a product manager at Realmac Software , a small, award-winning independent iOS and OS X development studio behind Clear , Ember , and Rapidweaver. He is also a contibutor to the Realmac Software blog. . Remembering that you cannot change screenshots after an app enters review, but copy can.

Software Review 134

Software Review New Zealand PR Media 134

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. In addition to FOMO it is partly driven by massive increase in valuations for earlier-stage companies who raised money at bit seed prices but who still have product risk.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

Eric has talked often about recognizing a startup as an organization designed to create a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty. Most commonly, that’s uncertainty about whether you can build the product at all (what MBAs call “technical risk”) or whether anybody will use or buy it (“market risk”). in ten years?

Lean 165

Lean Technical Review Startup Software Review 165

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2014

Mary Meeker of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers presented the data at the recent Code Conference. To Negotiate Effectively, First Shake Hands | Francesca Gino |Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1jQOCwN. Does Team Size Impact Code Quality? Code Climate Blog – crowdspring.co/1nJ3Mwt.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Software Review 94

Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

The one or two product mangers who should have known better glanced down at their shoes. Now I was cognizant I might find a customers that hated the products or company. Were our products a small part of their life or large? What did they know about our products? What reviews did they trust? If so, where?

Silicon Valley 213

Silicon Valley RSS Software Review Technical Review 213

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. They haven’t launched their next gen product – watch this space. Consider just how much exposure the Austin community gets every year due to SXSW. No Dave S. =

Seattle 317

Seattle Silicon Valley Technical Review Los Angeles 317

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

One Strike and You’re Out: In Relationship Era, Bad PR Pitches Will not Be Tolerated – [link]. How He Made $19,000 on the App Store While Learning to Code – [link]. One Strike and You’re Out: In Relationship Era, Bad PR Pitches Will not Be Tolerated – [link]. Beer Package Designs – [link].

Social Media 96

Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 24, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. CrowdSPRING Review: Making Art Affordable via Globalization - [link]. I will not be able to get anything productive done. Think you know all the hex color codes by heart? I hope you enjoy these links!

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

ConversionXL

JUNE 25, 2021

An effective product launch strategy helps you generate awareness, build intrigue, and validate your product positioning. The best product launches take into account the product lifecycle—understanding where it fits into the bigger picture, and how to transition through each phase. But it’s not a linear journey.

Product 96

Product Social Media Audience Software Review 96

Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

Not because they’re all operating in stealth or pre-product – in fact some already are earning $1m+ in revenue per annum. No One Blog Moves the Needle As Much Anymore: One used to announce and hope for the “TechCrunch effect” where a rush of new users kingmade your product.

Technical Review 123

Technical Review CTO Hire Finance Stealth 123

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Our Love Affair With the Tablet Is Over | Re/code - crowdspring.co/Nv1PDw. Consumers are more informed today about products. Court Rules Yelp Reviewer Guilty of Defamation: Review At Your Own Risk? - crowdspring.co/NeImqH. Dana Stalder: Why $1.5 Million Seed Rounds No Longer Work - crowdspring.co/1aZZZov.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Every startup will use some kind of software: book keeping, word processing, presentation. “You do not need to buy that expensive office software and servers when you can switch to a cloud vendor-Google is an example-at a fraction of the cost,” says Ali Asadi of aprofitmaker.com. Review your operating expenses.

South Africa 157

South Africa Software Review Green Technical Review 157